Het Broek

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as het Broek in 1860. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as opt broeck in 1386. Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).
• (Overijssel) Derived from broek (“marsh, marshland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛt ˈbruk/
• Hyphenation: Het Broek
• Rhymes: -uk

Proper noun

Het Broek n

1. A hamlet in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands
3. A neighbourhood of Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “het broek”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN